Global Stock Markets
Facebook (FB.O), Amazon (AMZN.O)
and industrial stocks helped Wall Street extend its recovery on
Thursday as fears over a trade war between the United States and China
eased.
Technology stocks, which have taken a beating in the past three weeks, were higher.
Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet (GOOGL.O), Netflix (NFLX.O) - collectively known as the “FANG” group - were up between 0.8 percent and 2.6 percent.
Shares of Boeing (BA.N), Caterpillar (CAT.N) - hit the most on Wednesday after China retaliated with $50 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods such as soybeans, autos, chemicals and some types of aircraft - also rose more than 1 percent.
At 9:41 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.57 percent at 24,403.74. The S&P 500 .SPX rose 0.37 percent to 2,654.55 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 0.55 percent to 7,080.71.
The Dow bounced back from a 500 point drop on Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser Larry Kudlow said the administration was involved in a “negotiation” with China rather than a trade war.
Investors
also took comfort from the fact that the effective date of China’s move
depended on when the U.S. action took effect, providing room for
maneuver.
Economic data on Thursday showed that the U.S. trade deficit increased to a near 9-1/2-year high in February, but the shortfall with China narrowed sharply
While exports to China were unchanged in February, imports from the country declined 14.7 percent.
Facebook shares were up about 3 percent after Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said the company had not seen “any meaningful impact” on usage or ad sales since the data privacy scandal.
Wells Fargo (WFC.N) rose 1 percent and Citigroup (C.N) gained 1.5 percent following upgrades by UBS.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) jumped 3.4 percent after Stifel upgraded to “buy”, while Micron
Technology (MU.O) fell 3.7 percent after UBS started with a “sell” rating.
Advancing issues outnumbered decliners on the NYSE for a 2.25-to-1 ratio and for a 2.01-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.
Technology stocks, which have taken a beating in the past three weeks, were higher.
Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet (GOOGL.O), Netflix (NFLX.O) - collectively known as the “FANG” group - were up between 0.8 percent and 2.6 percent.
Shares of Boeing (BA.N), Caterpillar (CAT.N) - hit the most on Wednesday after China retaliated with $50 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods such as soybeans, autos, chemicals and some types of aircraft - also rose more than 1 percent.
At 9:41 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.57 percent at 24,403.74. The S&P 500 .SPX rose 0.37 percent to 2,654.55 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 0.55 percent to 7,080.71.
The Dow bounced back from a 500 point drop on Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser Larry Kudlow said the administration was involved in a “negotiation” with China rather than a trade war.
Economic data on Thursday showed that the U.S. trade deficit increased to a near 9-1/2-year high in February, but the shortfall with China narrowed sharply
While exports to China were unchanged in February, imports from the country declined 14.7 percent.
Facebook shares were up about 3 percent after Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said the company had not seen “any meaningful impact” on usage or ad sales since the data privacy scandal.
Wells Fargo (WFC.N) rose 1 percent and Citigroup (C.N) gained 1.5 percent following upgrades by UBS.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) jumped 3.4 percent after Stifel upgraded to “buy”, while Micron
Technology (MU.O) fell 3.7 percent after UBS started with a “sell” rating.
Advancing issues outnumbered decliners on the NYSE for a 2.25-to-1 ratio and for a 2.01-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.
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